A HOSPITAL HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM
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This 4-page paper focuses on factors taken into account when determining the proper information system for a regional hospital. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MThealsyst.rtf

A LITERATURE REVIEW OF ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER (ADD)
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This paper is a brief overview describing the mounds of material available on the topic of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MTlitadd.rft

A Look at Cerebral Palsy
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This 7 page paper examines the symptoms, causes and outlook for Cerebral Palsy. The mysteries of how it manifests are discussed. The paper provides an overview as a well as a critical look at the condition. This paper includes a one page outline. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA440CP.rtf

A Memo Encouraging Prescriptive Authority for Pharmacists
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A 4 page "memo" written to a Senator encouraging her support of prescriptive authority for pharmacists. The author outlines the advantages this authority would have in terms of improving health care. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPmedPh2.rtf

A Mothers Perspective on ADHD
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This 11 page paper considers the concerns of a mother who has just been told her child has been diagnosed as suffering form ADHD (attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder). The paper is written in the form of a letter addressed to her own mother, in which she discusses her concerns and information she has discovered about the condition, its symptoms, causes and treatments. The bibliography cites 9 sources.
Filename: TEadhdlt.wps

A Neurological Basis for Aggression
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A 7 page research paper which summarizes three scientific journal articles pertaining to neurological processes in the brain and aggression. The writer specifically addresses the role of serotonin, a neurotransmitter, and how low levels of this chemical in the brain have been linked to aggressive behavior. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Neuroagg.wps

A PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE NURSING STUDENT
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This 6 page paper examples a personal development plan for someone intending to go into the nursing profession. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBnursass.rtf

A Pharmaceutical Care Model of Excellence
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This 18 page paper presents a model of pharmaceutical delivery and then goes on to support the assumption that it is indeed one of excellence. The paradigm is presented only after extensive research in the field is presented. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
Filename: SA028Prm.rtf

A Picture of Healthcare Delivery - The United States & Norway Compared
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A 5 page paper that compares the primarily privately owned and funded healthcare delivery system that currently operates in the United States with that of the national healthcare delivery system presently practiced in the country of Norway. Discussed are the differences between the two types of systems with the focus on funding, access, administration, cost effectiveness and nursing. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: LCCare.doc

A Plan for Continued Education in Nursing
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A 5 page discussion of the importance of continued education to the nursing professional. Targets the specific curriculum goals of critical thinking, computer literacy, information literacy, and nursing informatics as critical components of an Advanced Practical Nursing Degree and addresses the manner in which these components can be addressed. Also identifies a means of touching up on areas of knowledge such as research utilization in advanced practiced nursing, healthcare policies/economics, ethics in advanced practiced nursing, health promotion and disease prevention. Contrasts the traditional approach of the classroom with on-the-job training and Internet Based and other forms of remote education. Suggests that by carrying a full time college load of twelve hours per semester the student can address the basic curriculum components identified above in as little as one semester. Suggests less time intensive approaches as well. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPnrsLrn.wps

A Proposal for Evaluating Alternative Forms of Pain Management in Child Birth
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An 8 page contention that there is a considerable need forinvestigation into alternative forms of pain management in labor and delivery. The institutional concentration for pain management has been on the utilization of various drugs. In reality, pain management in labor delivery can include not only pharmacological approaches but also behavioral approaches such as the use of breathing exercises, imaging techniques, biofeedback, meditation, and distraction techniques such as the use of music. The author outlines the steps necessary to scientifically investigate the effectiveness of music therapy in this environment. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPchldBr.rtf

A Proposal for Evaluating the Impacts of a Vegetarian Diet
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A 20 page proposal to evaluate the effects of a vegetarian diet on health and quality of life. A specific emphasis is placed on evaluating the effects of the vegetarian diet in terms of disease prevention. Provides a review of the literature and presents the hypothesis that vegetarians are likely to enjoy an improved quality of life, a lesser propensity for obesity and such diseases as cardiovascular disorders, osteoporosis, cancer, and diabetes. Suggests experimental methodology for testing this hypothesis and supports the contention that this performance can be judged through a comparison of cholesterol levels, body mass index (BMI), and medical history in regard to diseases, and blood sugars of vegetarians verses non vegetarians. Bibliography lists 22 sources.
Filename: PPveggie.rtf

A Proposal for Objectively Evaluating 'Fortitude'
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A 9 page proposal to examine written hospital complaints which have been lodged by a patient's family member in order to ascertain the concept of fortitude. Includes a detailed sample letter and defines fortitude and gives modern interpretations of it based on the popular literature. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Fortitud.wps

A Proposed Research Study To Investigate the Effect of Music in Postoperative Pain Management
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An 8 page proposal for a research study designed to evaluate the effect of music in pain reduction in elderly patients. This paper asserts that physiologic, pathophysiologic, and psychosocial patient variables influence patient recovery and stresses that nurses and other medical personnel need to make provisions for each of these variables both before and after surgery. The author contends that music in the postoperative environment could be tremendously effective in meeting the goal of pain reduction. Details a comparative study among two groups of elderly patients which is designed to evaluate this contention. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPpainRs.rtf

A Proposed Study to Evaluate the Impact of Vegetarianism on Blood Sugar Level
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A 12 page proposal to evaluate the effect of a vegetarian lifestyle on blood sugar levels. The study is designed to assess individual's current approach to blood sugar levels, approaches that may or may not include medications and that may or may not include a vegetarian diet. Subjects are selected randomly and provided surveys through e-mail. Their reports as to their lifestyle choices are correlated with blood sugar analyses. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: PPdiabSt.rtf

A Randomized Comparison of Cellulose Acetate Dialyzers and Polysulfone Membrane Dialyzers: Assessing Variations in Mortality Rates for Dialysis Patients: A Research Proposal
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of a research proposal that provides comparison of cellulose acetate dialyzers and polysulfone membrane dialyzers and mortality rates in dialysis patients. This paper introduces the problem, outlines the significant of the study, asserts a research hypothesis, and provides a review of the current literature that considers this issue. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MHRenal.rtf

A Request For A Proposal
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This 10 page paper is a request for a proposal form vendors to install a communication technology within a hospital. The documents is an example of how an RFP should be formatted, with information abut the establishment, the proposal for the project and proposed time schedules, a questionnaire and some vendor examples. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TErfpmed.wps